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More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
More than 900 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as well…
SAP (Standard Assessment Methodology) and EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) are used by Government to assess and compare the energy performance and environmental impact of new dwellings and is the adopted methodology for proving compliance with the Building Regulations Approved Document L1A.…
Shortlisted Finalists
No 1 & No 2 The Smithy
Region: East Anglia
Project Team: Skinner & Salter Partnership, and Hollins
Local Authority: East Suffolk…
Approved Document H (2015 edition) provides guidance on how to meet the Building Regulations in relation to drainage and waste disposal.
Part H contains guidance on foul and surface water drainage, and also refuse storage for dwellings.
The Approved Document H can be downloaded below,…
More than 900 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as well…
Smoke alarms have been a standard feature in new homes since they were first introduced into Approved Document B in 1992. Whilst they are now installed as a matter of course, just how much consideration is given to ensuring that they are located correctly?
Siting alarms correctly throughout a…
We can’t assume things have been done correctly if there are no records or you can’t see important parts of the construction. If so, unfortunately it may be necessary to uncover some parts of the work.
This will be handled on a case by case basis – the local authority building control surveyors…
It's been a strange and unsettling year and we're gutted that we haven't been able to hold the LABC Building Excellence Awards Regional and Grand Finals events in the offline world in 2020. However, we're very pleased to be able to announce the winners and highly commended from the West…
Lighthouse Club
LABC is a company supporter of the Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity to provide its 3,800 strong network with additional wellbeing support.
Lighthouse provides mental, physical, and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families. The…